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TIL Hulda Clark - a woman who believed all diseases were caused by parasites, and sold a 100% cure for HIV/AIDS, Depression, and Cancer - died of cancer.

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ANAbd TIL: The NBA began the 2006 season using a microfiber composite ball designed to eliminate the need for a "breaking-in" period. Players hated it, and some said it caused paper-cut-like slashes on their hands. The NBA returned to leather balls less than two months into the season.
bdAZ TIL 92 high ranking officials (judges, lawyers, policemen, and a state legislator) were arrested & indicted in the Chicago area for corruption; including profiting from murder, bribery, racketeering, etc. Operation Greylord involved the first listening device ever placed in a judge’s chambers.
wOWJ TIL The Black Death killed half of the current Norweigan population in 1349. Because of this, Norway couldn’t sustain a kingdom and they were soon in a union with Sweden and Denmark.
QJdO6 TIL the saying "to work up an appetite" originated from back when people would become hungry as the result of physical labor AND THEN consume food. Wow, the more you know! These days, I've just been saying, "Man, I really jerked up the ability to binge-eat an entire carrot cake."
Y1aZ TIL that scientists recently discovered giant viruses (as big as 1 μm in length), named Pandoraviruses. Because more than 93% of their genes resemble nothing known and their origin cannot be traced back to any known cellular lineage, scientists suggest the existence of a 4th domain of life